john layton, the m.p.d., and the 1968 washington

John R Thompson Co. in 1954 paved the way for greater racial diversity and opportunity.[1] Washington became the first major U.S. city with a majority black population in 1957, and President Lyndon Johnson appointed an African American mayor to the city in 1967. . ... Excerpts can be found..

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